adjectives - order - before or after

Dragana E.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

adjectives - order - before or after

is there a rule if adjectives are before or after the noun?

Tengo dos hermosas hijas OR Tengo dos hijas hermosas?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Forming regular plural masculine and feminine adjectives in Spanish "

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Dragana

The usual order in Spanish is noun + adjective, but when we place it in front we want to emphasise that quality. Here is a Kwiziq lesson on the position of adjectives.

I hope it helps.

Saludos

Inma

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Ala N.C1Kwiziq community member

You put them after noun. When you put them before you make emphasis or you change meaning, e.g. mi amigo viejo (my old friend - old in sense he lives long). Mi viejo amigo (old in sense I know him for a long time).

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